Best High Schools in North Carolina

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the EOC test scores by the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 4, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 640)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
370111002093	631	Dare Learning Academy	Public	9-12	100 Veterans Drive	Kill Devil Hills	27948	Dare County	Dare County Schools	No	No	No	No	(252) 480-8888	28	2	14	89.3%	19 (67.9%)	2 (7.1%)	3 (10.7%)	1 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (10.7%)	$20,105			$451			$19,654	2.2			(n/a)
370001102136	632	Ramsey Street High	Public	9-12	117 Quincy St	Fayetteville	28301	Cumberland County	Cumberland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 437-5829	24	17	1.4	87.5%	5 (20.8%)	17 (70.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.3%)	$25,524			$4,088			$21,436	2	2.3	620	12
370162002263	633	Warlick Academy	Public	6-12	1316 Spencer Mountain Road	Gastonia	28054	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9608	153	9	16.4	98.0%	39 (25.5%)	90 (58.8%)	13 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.2%)	$18,894			$2,248			$16,646	2			(n/a)
370180003114	634	Phoenix Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	204 Taylor St	Oxford	27565	Granville County	Granville County Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 690-2300	20	2	10	85.0%	3 (15.0%)	16 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.0%)	$32,167			$162			$32,005	1.8			(n/a)
370387000788	635	Ashley Chapel Educational Center	Public	6-12	377 Mizpah Road	Rockingham	28379	Richmond County	Richmond County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 997-9800	93	7	13.8	96.8%	24 (25.8%)	49 (52.7%)	7 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (11.8%)	$31,523			$4,238			$27,285	1.7	1.8	625	10
370306002328	636	Montgomery Learning Academy	Public	6-12	310 S Main	Troy	27371	Montgomery County	Montgomery County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 572-1161	59	7	8.4	94.9%	25 (42.4%)	19 (32.2%)	11 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.8%)	$21,924			$12			$21,912	1.7	3.6	611	25
370438002411	637	Meadowbrook Academy	Public	6-12	817 Meadowbrook Drive	King	27021	Stokes County	Stokes County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 985-3224	69	8	8.5	95.7%	54 (78.3%)	1 (1.4%)	5 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (13.0%)	$15,262			$1,163			$14,099	1.5	8.5	588	49
370333002213	638	J. C. Roe Center	Public	6-12	2875 Worth Drive	Wilmington	28412	New Hanover County	New Hanover County Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 395-4472	12	13	0.9	75.0%	1 (8.3%)	7 (58.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (25.0%)	$34,575			$1,445			$33,130	1.3	5	603	35
370297000871	639	Turning Point Academy	Public	9-12	8701 Moores Chapel Rd	Charlotte	28214	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 343-5231	123	21	5.8	97.6%	4 (3.3%)	90 (73.2%)	23 (18.7%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.4%)	$30,170			$4,243			$25,927	1.1			(n/a)
370126002517	640	Lakeview School	Public	6-12	3507 Dearborn Drive	Durham	27704	Durham County	Durham Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(919) 560-2520	70	19	3.6	95.7%	2 (2.9%)	53 (75.7%)	9 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.6%)	$45,258			$734			$44,524	1.1			(n/a)

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on EOC Biology, EOC English II, EOC Math I, EOC Math III test scores released by the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.
These rankings were last updated on September 4, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.